80 percent of serious electric scooter accidents do not happen because of a collision with another vehicle or person, but because the rider loses balance and falls, said ER doctor‑resident Kadri Ustav.

Healthcare workers often have to resolve language barriers with non‑Estonian‑speaking patients on their own, because the healthcare system lacks a structured translation service and funding, writes Jekaterina Maadla.

Estonian politician Siim Kallas, a former prime minister, foreign minister and vice president of the European Commission who also held several other senior positions, died overnight Friday into Saturday.

Estonia's lower level of agricultural support was taken into account when calculating funding for the next EU budget period. This increased Estonia's allocation by roughly €546 million. The European Commission left it to Estonia to decide how to use this opportunity, writes Hendrik Johannes Terras.

80 percent of serious electric scooter accidents do not happen because of a collision with another vehicle or person, but because the rider loses balance and falls, said ER doctor‑resident Kadri Ustav.

Healthcare workers often have to resolve language barriers with non‑Estonian‑speaking patients on their own, because the healthcare system lacks a structured translation service and funding, writes Jekaterina Maadla.

Laupäeval mängitakse Jõulumäe liivahallis 2026. aasta Läänemere rannajalgpalliliiga poolfinaalid ja medalimängud. Postimees näitab kõiki nelja mängu otseülekandes.

Ööl vastu laupäeva suri 77-aastaselt Eesti poliitik ja endine peaminister Siim Kallas.

Nine people are still missing after the attack which left 130 injured, including a number of children.

Drivers are waiting hours in fuel queues, as Moscow prepares to celebrate Russian Flag Day.

The struggling firm said it had improved its performance but missed regulator-set delivery targets.

Negotiations to finalise a deal between the US and Canada are going down to the wire ahead of a Friday night deadline.

A trade agreement between the U.S. and Canada fell apart just before midnight on Friday, marking a significant setback in the ongoing trade war between the two traditionally close allies. The deal’s collapse means 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods now go into effect, hitting products ranging from alcohol to hockey skates. “Canada declined to finalize the trade deal under the terms agreed earlier this week. Despite the U.S. offer to Canada to receive the best treatment of any major exporter to our market, new demands and walkbacks of other commitments by Canada upended the careful balance reached in the past days,” U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told reporters late Friday night. “This is a missed opportunity for Canada to partner with the U.S.,” Greer added. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a statement that the results of the negotiations had “not been enough to meet our objectives for Canadians” and pointed the finger at Washington. “Last-minute changes in the U.S. proposed terms were unfair, uneconomic, and called into question the reliability of any deal,” Carney said. “As a result, this evening, I have decided to suspend trade negotiations with the U.S. and have directed Canada’s negotiators to return to Ottawa.” He added that Canada will match the new U.S. tariffs “dollar for dollar.” The failure came following a marathon series of talks led by Greer and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc over the past week. President Donald Trump also spoke with Carney multiple times in recent days. There appeared to be a breakthrough earlier this week, when Trump announced he was pausing, for three days, the 50 percent tariff that was set to kick in on Aug. 19. “Canada and the U.S.A., subject to the finalization of documents, have a DEAL!” Trump wrote on social media late Tuesday night. As part of the proposed agreement, the U.S. had offered to lower tariffs on automobiles, steel and aluminum if Canada was willing to drop its retaliatory measures and allow more access for U.S. businesses in its dairy and lumber markets. Greer said Friday that as part of the deal, the administration was also prepared to open formal negotiations with Ottawa on updates to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the North American free trade deal that is currently up for a six-year review. The administration launched formal talks with Mexico on the pact earlier this summer but has thus far sidelined Carney’s government. Greer did not specify which specific disagreements killed the deal Trump had touted just days earlier. Its collapse sets up an even more fraught period for the massive North American trade relationship ahead of U.S. midterm elections, with voters consistently saying they are concerned about affordability. Businesses on both sides of the border, already concerned by the Trump administration’s decision not to automatically extend the USMCA when it came up for review in July, now enter a period of protracted uncertainty and potentially punishing tit-for-tat tariffs, threatening the continent’s integrated supply chains and the industries that rely on them. “This will be a body blow to North American competitiveness in this self-defeating trade saga. A whopping, non-absorbable tariff is not sustainable or viable for business,” said Candace Laing, president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and member of the Prime Minister’s Advisory Committee on Canada-U.S. Economic Relations in a statement. “Americans will see their costs go up, and Canadians will see customers, investment and small businesses disappear.” The auto industry, in particular, could suffer. “We are disappointed that the two nations were not able to reach an agreement. The negative impact is already being felt with U.S. auto exports to Canada down 23% over the past year,” Jennifer Safavian, president and CEO of Autos Drive America, said in a statement. The advocacy group represents international automakers that have operations in the United States, including Honda, Toyota and Volvo. “The U.S. auto industry’s continued success relies upon strong and stable partnerships across North America. We urge all parties to continue negotiations to finalize an interim deal and create a path toward a strengthened USMCA.” Oliver Ward, Mickey Djuric and Nick Taylor-Vaisey contributed to this report.

The U.S. ambassador to Belgium is defending a controversial American academic who first levied plagiarism accusations against a Black professor at the University of Cambridge that have roiled higher education. Jason Arday, who became the youngest Black professor at Cambridge in 2023, was found dead at his home in London earlier this month. His academic career and personal life had become the subject of intense scrutiny after Nathan Cofnas, an American postdoctoral researcher at Belgium’s Ghent University, published plagiarism allegations against Arday on his Substack. On Thursday, Cofnas wrote on social media that Ghent had suspended him and he claimed that “they will almost certainly fire me.” Ghent had announced that same day that it was launching a preliminary disciplinary investigation into an unspecified staff member. Bill White, the U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, condemned the suspension in a social media post Friday, writing that the Trump administration would be “reviewing any relationships we have with Ghent University,” and defended Cofnas against what he described as scapegoating. “The United States government regularly funds and supports research, academic exchanges, and other engagements with overseas universities,” White continued. “Dishonest, corrupt institutions that engage in, or reward, scapegoating mob behavior are not desirable partners for us.” The university has two ongoing grants from the Department of Defense, whose collective obligations are worth $869,000, according to USAspending.gov. The American Embassy in Belgium and Ghent University did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Arday’s death propelled a flurry of blame across higher education and beyond, following a public fall from grace. Defenders of Arday argued that he was the victim of a witch hunt targeting a Black professor. Cofnas, who did not immediately respond to a request for comment, wrote in an opinion essay in the Wall Street Journal Friday before White’s statement that he blamed Cambridge for propping Arday up despite his lacking qualifications. He also suggested that extensive media coverage of the scandal was partly responsible. “I’m an easy scapegoat because I hold views about race that are controversial and easily misunderstood,” wrote Cofnas, whose research touches on differences in intelligence across races and is a self-described “race realist.” Cofnas was fired from Cambridge’s Emmanuel College in 2024 following immense pushback over his Substack posts that included, among other claims, that, in a meritocracy, “Blacks would disappear from almost all high-profile positions outside of sports and entertainment.” Cambridge had originally stood by Arday in the immediate days following Cofnas’ article, but later announced it had opened its own investigation into Arday’s credentials. Arday resigned from his post shortly thereafter. Arday’s family had said in a statement after his death that “the campaign of misinformation was too much for Jason.”

US imposes 50% tariffs on key Canadian sectors after talks collapse, but unlikely to cripple Canada's economy.

Panama Canal will cut daily transits from 40 to 32 vessels by September 15, risking slower shipping and higher costs.

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